Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
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Then the firm took its fee and disappeared.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Today, that sense of place has largely disappeared as a new generation of artists is treating the internet itself as source material.—
Keegan Brady,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Demand for the vaccine had evaporated.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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Snowpack this winter was among the thinnest on record, and then record-breaking early spring heat melted through it rapidly.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Add cheese mixture a handful at a time, whisking until melted and sauce is smooth after each addition.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Fourteen associates had fled the country, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The driver, believed to be a white woman with blonde hair, fled the scene and was last seen driving south on Auraria Parkway, the alert stated.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Italian school, which lacked rigor and involved many errors, quickly faded as Bourbaki’s influence spread.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Republican supermajorities in the House and Senate find themselves at a familiar impasse, bitterly divided over which approach to take.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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That’s leaving defense tech firms divided over whether to hike capacity to win deals and risk profitability, or hold off and potentially miss opportunities.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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